First-of-its-kind Pere Marquette car ferry made maiden voyage on this day in 1897
LUDINGTON, MI – One-hundred and nineteen years ago today, the legacy of modern Lake Michigan car ferries began. It was Feb. 16, 1897 when the Pere Marquette 15, the first all-steel car ferry, made its first crossing between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisc. Built in 1896 by F.W. Wheeler Co. in Bay City and designed by […]
